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B Holding B Holding Holding the edg B B Holding B Holding B Holding B Holding B Holding B Holding B Holding B Holding B Holding the edge of the stock firmly against the fence, feed the work from right to left (C). C D o make a stopped rabbet, clamp a stop onto ng Holding the edge of the stock firmly against the fence, feed the work from right to left (C). C D o make a stopped rabbet, clamp a stop onto the fence or router table to stop the cut (D). Move into the stop slowly at the end of the cut to avoid jarring the weak short grain of the board. Routing a rabbet in solid wood can often cause tearout at the edges of the cut. This is especially true when the cut goes against the grain of the wood. Slow down your feed rate, take small depths of cut, and consider a climb cut to prescore the grain (E). ee “Climb Cutting” drawing on p. 21. E F Stopped rabbets on a cabinet back will leave you with some cleanup work, but this is preferable and far safer than making a table saw stopped cut (F). [VARIATION] Make your rabbeting cuts topside with the proper size rabbeting bit. Move left to right along the edge. VARIATION 78 Rabbet, Groove, and Dado Joints